The Best Country Music Award Shows of 2017
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The 2017 country music award season is upon us! Here are the best award shows of the year, where you can catch your favorite artists performing and accepting awards.
CMA Awards
The annual CMA Awards show is one of the most prestigious country music award shows of the year. This year, the show will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. The show will be broadcast live on ABC on November 8, 2017.
Date and Location
The 53rd Annual CMA Awards will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The awards show will air live on ABC at 8:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm CT.
Performances
The show started off with a very emotional tribute to the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Shooting that happened just a month ago.
Some of the biggest stars in country music took the stage to sing “Tombstone” by Eric Church, who was performing at the festival when the tragedy occurred.
Eric Church, himself, joined in via satellite from Nashville and ended the song with an emotional speech about how country music will never be scared and how these kinds of events will only make the genre stronger.
Many other amazing performances happened throughout the night, including Keith Urban’s touching rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, Luke Bryan paying tribute to Glen Campbell with a performance of “Rhinestone Cowboy” and Little Big Town taking home the award for Vocal Group of the Year for their album “The Breaker”.
Miranda Lambert also won Female Vocalist of the Year for her album “Weight of These Wings’ and Brooks & Dunn won Duo of the Year, making this their eleventh win in this category.
Winners
This year’s CMA Awards were full of surprises, with several first-time winners taking home trophies. Here’s a complete list of the 2017 CMA Awards winners:
Entertainer of the Year:
Garth Brooks
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Miranda Lambert
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Chris Stapleton
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Group of the Year:
Little Big Town
Entertainer of the Year (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Album of the Year: The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert
Single Record of the Year: “Better Man”, Little Big Town
Song of the Year: “Better Man”, Little Big Town
ACM Awards
On April 2, the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will be handed out in Las Vegas. The show will be hosted byLuke Bryan and Dierks Bentley. Here are a few other country music award shows that will be taking place in 2017.
Date and Location
The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2 at 8PM ET / 7PM CT on CBS. The show will take place at the T-Mobile Arena.
Performances
The show started off with a bang, with Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker teaming up for a medley of hits. Keith Urban followed with a high-energy performance of his new single, “The Fighter.” Carrie Underwood took the stage next, performing her emotional ballad “Cry Pretty.” Other standout performances included Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, and Little Big Town.
Winners
The 53rd annual ACM Awards were held in Las Vegas on April 2, 2017. The show was hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley.
The award for Entertainer of the Year went to Garth Brooks. Other winners included:
-Album of the Year: “ Ripcord” by Keith Urban
-Single Record of the Year: “Die a Happy Man” by Thomas Rhett
-Song of the Year: “Humble and Kind” by Lori McKenna (recorded by Tim McGraw)
-Video of the Year: “Fire Away” by Chris Stapleton
The complete list of winners can be found here.
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards is an annual awards show that recognizes the best achievement in the music industry. This year, the show will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will air live on CBS at 8:00 PM ET/PT.
Date and Location
The 2017 Grammy Awards will be held on February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will air live on CBS at 8 PM ET/PT.
This will mark the 59th edition of music’s biggest night, which honors the best in recordings released between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Performances
The list of performances for the 2017 Grammy Awards has been revealed, and it’s sure to be an entertaining show.
This year, there will be appearances by some of the biggest names in country music, including Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Miranda Lambert. There will also be a number of duets, including one betweenUrban and Underwood.
As always, the Grammy Awards will feature a number of surprise performances, so be sure to tune in to see who takes the stage. The show will air on Sunday, February 12 at 8:00pm ET on CBS.
Winners
The 2017 Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the year. It was broadcast on CBS. James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time.
The nominees for Album of the Year were:
“25” by Adele
“Lemonade” by Beyoncé
“Purpose” by Justin Bieber
“Views” by Drake
“A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” by Sturgill Simpson
The nominees for Record of the Year were:
“Hello” by Adele
“Formation” by Beyoncé
“Work From Home featuring Ty Dolla Sign” by Fifth Harmony
“Hotline Bling” by Drake
“Stressed Out” by twenty one pilots
The nominees for Song of the Year were:
“Formation”
“Hello”
“I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
“Love Yourself”
The nominees for Best New Artist were:
Chance The Rapper
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
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